News and Reports

Jan 5, 2011  |  Au’Some Candies Announces $6 million, 120-job facility
(Sumter, S.C.) – Sumter County, the Sumter Development Board and the South Carolina Department of Commerce today announced that Au’some LLC, a Hong Kong-based candy company, will establish its new candy production facility in Sumter County. The Sumter facility will be the company’s first North American manufacturing site.
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Nov 2, 2010  |  Site Selection Credits South Carolina With a Top Business Climate
Site Selection magazine has released its 2010 Top State Business Climate Rankings, and South Carolina came in as the fifth best business climate in the country. The magazine wrote: “South Carolina is quietly becoming a transportation-industry powerhouse, with automotive investment clustering in the Upstate and aerospace anchored by Boeing in N.
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Oct 14, 2010  |  Development Board Wins a Pair of IEDC Awards
The Sumter Development Board received two awards from the International Economic Development Council at its annual meeting in September in Columbus, Ohio. The Board won an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Economic Development for their The Sumter Smarter Growth Initiative Case for Investment, and a second for the American Spirit,
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Sep 29, 2010  |  Sykes to Add 150 More Jobs
Sykes Enterprises, a global leader in call center services that currently employs 350 locally, will add an additional 150 jobs by the end of the year, company officials said Wednesday. The announcement came as Gov. Mark Sanford joined company executives, economic development officials and local leaders to celebrate the official grand opening
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Jul 8, 2010  |  Third Army begins Historic Move to Sumter’s Shaw Air Force Base
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. - Third Army Soldiers took the next big step in its move to Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. with the arrival of 22 advanced party Soldiers, July 1.The Soldiers will be working out of the newly finished headquarters and headquarters building until construction on
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Jun 30, 2010  |  I-95 Mega Site named Top 10 megasite by Southern Business & Development
Ten Sites in the South that Will Eventually Land “The Big One.”The two-year recession has been a deal breaker for many states and communities in the South. Announced projects have been delayed, and several have been cancelled. Still, the South has not been void of big projects during this
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Jun 28, 2010  |  Area Development Magazine Awards SC Silver Shovel 2nd Year in a Row
AREA DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE RECOGNIZES EXCELLENCE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT5th Annual Gold & Silver Shovel Awards Celebrate Success in Job Creation and Positive Economic ImpactWESTBURY, N.Y., June 24, 2010 – Area Development, the leading executive magazine covering site selection and facility planning, has announced the winners of the 2010 Gold & Silver Shovel Awards.
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May 24, 2010  |  Kaydon announces more investments in Sumter County
The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Sumter County are pleased to announce that the Kaydon Corporation will be expanding its Sumter, South Carolina operations to meet the growing demand for its custom bearings. The $8.9 million expansion includes the purchase of the 178,000 square foot former Bosch Rear Brakes facility and
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Feb 24, 2010  |  Sykes to Hire 400
The local branch of an international company will hire as many as 400 people in the coming months. According to Stephanie Cetti, site director for SYKES, a provider of customer contact and services to Fortune 1000 companies around the world, the Sumter office is currently recruiting for several new clients. “We
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Jan 27, 2010  |  Phil Edwards honored as Sumter County Ambassador for Economic Development
Phillip Edwards was honored as the Sumter County Ambassador for Economic Development by the S.C. Department of Commerce and legislative leaders as part of South Carolina’s 19th Annual Industry Appreciation Week.  The ceremony took place in Columbia on Jan. 26 at the Statehouse, and highlighted 48 individuals from 46
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